#444: Fiat Ruins Everything with Jimmy Song
Marty sits down with Jimmy Song to discuss his new book Fiat Ruins Everything.
Jimmy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong
Jimmy's new book: https://fiatruinseverything.com/
0:00 - Intro
5:38 - Writing with ChatGPT
10:59 - Degeneracy hazards
12:54 - Jimmy’s book and writing process
20:39 - Structuring a book
23:36 - Fiat’s influence on individuals with corps
30:28 - Strong families and low time pref life
35:01 - Fiat world built on ossification
44:19 - No stores of value, can’t buy a house
50:15 - Reality takes hold, how long till it breaks?
59:38 - How to explain to people when it breaks?
1:03:03 - How do individuals protect themselves?
1:11:02 - Rent seeking more harmful than welfare
1:14:40 - Wide and narrow gate, drivechains
1:26:45 - Plugging the book
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Rabbit Hole Recap #268: The Suits are Here to Protect Us
work at opensats https://bitcoinerjobs.com/job/1142291-head-of-fiat-operations-opensats-opensats
Grayscale Wins Appeal Against SEC Overturing Its Decision on Bitcoin ETF https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/grayscale-wins-appeal-over-sec/
U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS Released Proposed Regulations on Sales and Exchanges of Bitcoin for Brokers https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/u-s-department-of-the-treasury-irs-release-proposed-regulations-on-sales-and-exchanges-of-bitcoin-for-brokers/
Nodal Power Raised $13 Million Seed Round to Mine Bitcoin at Landfills https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodal-power-raised-13m/
New Spiral Grantee Michael Haase; Vasil Dimov’s Grant Gets Renewed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-spiral-grantee-michael-haase/
Vulpem Ventures Awarded Open Source Development Grant to Burak https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vulpem-ventures-awarded-open-source-development-grant-to/
RoboSats Is Decentralizing: How To Become RoboSats Federation Coordinator https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/robosats-is-decentralizing-how-to-become-robosats-federation-coordinator/
Zaprite Platform Upgrades: Payment Links, New Receive Integrations, Subscription Plans & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zaprite-platform-upgrades/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.97 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-97/
BTCPay Server v1.11.3: Brush Ups and Minor Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-3/
Nayuta Wallet Android v0.2.0: LNURL Pay QR Code Support https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nayuta-wallet-v0-2-0/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.14: Web and Android Feature Parity https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-14/
Floresta v0.5.0 Released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/floresta-v0-5-0/
Joinmarket v0.9.10: RBF Fee Bumping, Improvements & Bug Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/joinmarket-v0-9-10/
Spring v0.1.0: The Nostr Browser https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spring-nostr-browser/
Amber v0.0.6: New UI & Fixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amber-v0-0-6/
Highlighter Extension v0.2.1: Create Nostr Highlights Anywhere on the Web https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/highlighter-extension-v0-2-1/
NDK v0.8.21: The Protocol Is the App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v0-8-21/
Snort.Social Has Been Redesigned https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/snort-social-has-been-redesigned/
Nostree v0.1.2: Linktree Style Nostr Client https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostree-v0-1-2/
Vendata.io: Nostr Client to Interact with Data Vending Machines https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/vendata-io-a-nostr-client-to-interact-with-data-vending-machines/
Nucleus: Capital-efficient Multipeer Lightning Payments https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nucleus-capital-efficient-multipeer-lightning-payments/
Using FROST to Increase Privacy in Collaborative Bitcoin Custody Models https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1379-using-frost-to-increase-privacy-in-collaborative-bitcoin-custody-models/
3:45 - Work at OpenSats
8:51 - Dashboard
11:07 - Drivechains and other soft forks
36:44 - WWIII
38:53 - Grayscale
1:03:21 - Nodal Power
1:05:44 - Grants
1:14:12 - Boosts
1:21:36 - Software updates
1:36:30 - Jobs data
1:38:17 - Coups and gerontocracy
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#443: Q2 2023 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis
Marty sits down again with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss the Q2 2023 Monetary Base update.
Follow along the charts here: https://twitter.com/1basemoney/status/1696117186236989686
Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/1basemoney
6:05 - eNaira and CBDCs
26:08 - Top 5 currencies
32:30 - Compound annual growth rate
36:06 - FHLB exposure
42:27 - Inflation is impacting people
45:08 - Bitcoin chart
56:49 - Scandinavian physical currency
59:17 - US federal debt
1:15:08 - Canary in the coal mine
1:23:30 - Nations using Bitcoin and BRICS gold
1:40:02 - Optimal outcome
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Rabbit Hole Recap #267: Bank Run on Binance?
Is there a bank run on Binance? https://www.discreetlog.com/is-there-a-bank-run-on-binance/
Electrum v4.4.6: Security Upgrade https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrum-v4-4-6/
Tornado Cash Developers Charged with Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations by US Govt https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tornado-cash-developers-charged-with-money-laundering-and-sanctions-violations/
New Tornado Cash Indictments Run Counter to FinCEN Guidance https://www.coincenter.org/new-tornado-cash-indictments-seem-to-run-counter-to-fincen-guidance/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
ProtonMail Complied with 5957 Data Requests in 2022 https://restoreprivacy.com/protonmail-data-requests-user-logs/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Introducing Proof-of-Work Defense for Onion Services https://blog.torproject.org/introducing-proof-of-work-defense-for-onion-services/
Hardware Wallet Interface v2.3.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/hardware-wallet-interface-v2-3-1/
BitBanana v0.6.6 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbanana-v0-6-6/
Core Lightning v23.08: Satoshi’s Successor https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/core-lightning-v23-08/
CLBOSS Is Being Maintained Once Again https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clboss-is-being-maintained-once-again/
Wasabi Wallet v2.0.4: Faster Wallet Load, RBF, CPFP https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/wasabi-wallet-v2-0-4/
BitBox App v4.39.0, Firmware v9.15.0: Miniscript Support, Security Update & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitbox-app-v4-39-0-firmware-v9-15-0/
Amethyst v0.74.3: Private DMs and Group Chats, UI Improvements & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-74-3/
Nostur v1.5.0: Music Streams, Relay Feeds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-5-0/
Pulsar: Private Nostr Chat App That Protects Metadata https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pulsar-private-nostr-chat-app/
Bitcoin Atlantis Conference To Take Place in Madeira on March 1-3, 2024 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-atlantis-conference-to-take-place-in-madeira-on-march-1-3-2024/
0:00 - Party rip! Is Binance another FTX?
31:04 - Bank runs
42:39 - Recession
51:40 - Zaprite news
57:55 - Tornado Cash indictment
1:07:35 - Mandibles and psyops
1:39:30 - A bit of optimism
1:51:40 - Wrapping up with the actual list
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#441: Miniscript and Bitcoin Risk Products with Rob Hamilton
Marty sits down with Rob Hamilton to discuss Anchorwatch and keeping focus on Miniscript and maximizing its potential.
Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rob1Ham
Anchorwatch: https://www.anchorwatch.com/about
5:30 - Ninja Launch
7:43 - Bluechecks
13:31 - Content models
18:18 - Drivechains and OP_VAULT
22:58 - Miniscript
27:07 - Stepping back on Miniscript
33:50 - Balancing complexity at Anchorwatch
36:17 - Bitcoin risk products
42:52 - Anchorwatch policy construction
47:15 - UX
51:58 - Impatience
55:17 - Get your hands dirty
59:31 - Edge cases
1:06:22 - MPC
1:18:54 - Upgrades with unknown unknowns
1:27:34 - Bullish
1:32:43 - Bitcoin in macro
1:39:59 - Urgency
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Rabbit Hole Recap #266: Good Morning, Stay Humble and Stack Sats
evergrande bankruptcy https://www.reuters.com/legal/china-evergrande-files-chapter-15-bankruptcy-us-court-filing-2023-08-17/
Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail as judge revokes bail over witness tampering, VPN use https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23829004/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-bail-revoked-vpn-signal
Argentina’s Leading Presidential Candidate Vows to Shut Down Central Bank if Elected https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/argentinas-prominent-presidential-candidate-milei-vows-to-shut-down-countrys-central-bank/
OpenSats: 9 new grants https://opensats.org/blog/bitcoin-and-nostr-grants-august-2023 & https://opensats.org/blog/josi-baker-receives-opensats-lts-grant
Spiral Renewed Grant to Mogashni Naidoo from Bitcoin Design Community https://twitter.com/spiralbtc/status/1686037335589138432
BitGo Raised $100M Series C Round at $1.75Bn Valuation https://www.prweb.com/releases/bitgo-secures-100m-series-c-funding-at-1-75b-valuation-301901731.html
July Mining Updates: Marathon, CleanSpark, Iris, Hive, Bitfarms, Core Scientific & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/july-2023-mining-updates/
KYC Mining Pools have more than 50% of hash rate https://primal.net/e/note1fkqfuhn3tr9l7d3czcuslf3vays2f2y6znls4kwhyg4hyllu5dkqkeftcg
Trezor Suite v23.8.1: Coinjoin for Model One https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/trezor-suite-v23-8-1/
Geyser As Progressive Web App https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/you-can-now-install-geyser-as-progressive-web-app/
Phoenix Android v2.0.0: Splicing, Dual Funding & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/phoenix-wallet-v2-0-0/
Liquid Federation Open Sources Functionary Code https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/liquid-federation-open-sourced-its-functionary-code/
Stacker.News Adds Anon Accounts, Just-in-time Funding https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stacker-news-anon-accounts/
Clams v1.8.2: UI Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-2/
Lightning Terminal v0.10.5-alpha https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-terminal-v0-10-5-alpha/
Bitcoin Tribe v2.2.1: Border Wallets https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-tribe-v2-2-1/
Zeus v0.8.0 Mainnet Alpha Opened to Community Supporters https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-8-0-alpha-opened-to-community/
Libwally Core v0.9.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/libwally-core-v0-9-1/
Nodeyez v23.07 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodeyez-v23-07/
BDK v0.28.2 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bdk-v0-28-2/
BTCPay Server v1.11.2: Bug Fix Release https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-2/
Lume v1.2.0-beta: New UI and Onboarding Process https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lume-v1-2-0-beta/
Njump: Static Nostr Gateway https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/njump/
w3.do: Free URL Shortener Powered by Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/w3-do-free-url-shortener-powered-by-nostr/
0:00 - You’re welcome, Carlos
2:30 - Dashboard
5:30 - What caused the dump?
16:00 - Charts and lines
21:05 - SBF going to jail
24:07 - Javier Milei
25:10 - TikTok psyops
34:30 - OpenSats news
37:50 - Spiral grant
38:18 - BitGo secures funding
40:22 - July mining update
46:00 - More psyops
52:20 - KYC pools
59:15 - Transaction censorship
1:02:50 - Boosts
1:11:20 - Software updates
1:21:05 - Wrapping up
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#440: Climate Change Is A Bad Excuse with Anas Alhajji
Marty sits down with Anas Alhajji to discuss energy markets, climate change regulation and subsidies, and whether de-dollarization will push nations toward Bitcoin.
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5:30 - India and UAE oil trade
13:27 - COP 28 and climate change excuses
27:46 - Climate change religion
31:05 - Dishonest numbers
37:05 - Shale oil underperforming
42:02 - “Green” energy can only win by force
48:11 - Why we Bitcoin
49:46 - Near future energy market
56:16 - Impact of subsidies
58:59 - Immigration and Climate arguments don’t mix
1:03:48 - Dollar shortage and Bitcoin
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Rabbit Hole Recap #265: World's Richest Rapper Pleads Guilty to Bitfinex Hack
Click here for all the links: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/7aabd57de5b2214f1e9329a7ac6b3a70
0:00 - Is inflation really 3.2%?
6:55 - Corporate Transparency Act
10:58 - Song
17:35 - Pakistan coup
20:50 - LK-99
21:25 - Dashboard
23:20 - More coups and BRICS BUCS
29:43 - Chamath
33:55 - Milk sad
47:14 - Fireblocks uncovers MPC vulnerabilities
52:44 - Razzlekhan
58:54 - Block Q2 revenue
1:02:10 - PayPal stablecoin
1:10:15 - Bluechecks
1:16:26 - Kenya hates the orb
1:17:47 - Iraq blocks Telegram
1:19:54 - Challenging FATF
1:22:32 - Voltage HRF partner
1:23:07 - Iris HRF Bounty
1:26:53 - Ai4ALL wraps
1:34:02 - Stratum V2 RI roadmap
1:38:55 - Boostagrams
1:40:35 - Software updates
1:50:50 - Betrefill eSIMs
1:53:15 - Binance in El Salvador
1:55:57 - CoreSci restructure
2:04:17 - WeWork bonds
2:07:25 - Closing riff
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#439: Mining, Memes and Meetups with Thomas Pacchia
Marty sits down with Thomas Pacchia for a chat before the pubkey mining meetup.
Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpacchia
Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar/
5:30 - Is DeFi borked?
11:13 - Blockspace scarcity
21:56 - Will shitcoin cycles continue?
28:42 - No soft landing
32:01 - Large scale investors
42:27 - Mining meetup
53:06 - What drives hashrate growth from here?
58:18 - Treasury management
1:00:55 - Pool monetization
1:09:51 - Scammers and hamsters
1:12:48 - NYC Bitcoin makes Marty bullish
1:23:05 - Memes and NFTs
1:28:58 - Derailment and riffing
1:36:29 - Bitcoin conferences and new Pubkey locations
1:44:08 - Hex and hardware wallets
1:46:58 - Reminiscing from our prison cells in 2030
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Rabbit Hole Recap #264: Fitch Eyes US Default as "Soft Landing" Narrative Falters
Fitch Downgraded U.S. Long-Term Debt Citing Structural Concerns About U.S. Budget Deficits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fitch-downgraded-us-debt/
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Coinbase CEO: SEC Asked To Stop Trading In Everything Except Bitcoin https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-ceo-sec-asked-to-stop-trading-everything-except-bitcoin/
Coinbase Is Still ‘Looking Into How To Best Add Lightning’ https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbase-is-still-looking-into-integrating-ln/
Bitcoin ATM Firm Bity Takes On Swiss Regulator For ‘Undemocratic’ KYC Limits https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-atm-firm-bity-takes-on-swiss-regulator/
Tether Bought 1529 BTC in Q2, Holds More US Treasuries Than Australia https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tether-bought-1529-btc-in-q2/
Someone Used Rewards Bug on Stacker.News to Withdraw 20M Sats https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/someone-used-a-bug-on-stacker-news-to-withdraw-20m-sats/
Kenya suspended Worldcoin activities, while the project also has fallen under investigation in France, UK, and Germany https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/worldcoin-europe-kenya-3rd-parties/
Spiral Quarterly Update Q3 2023 https://spiral.xyz/blog/spiral-quarterly-update-q3-2023/?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Geyser Integrates Zaps, Launches Grant For Bitcoin Educational Communities https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/geyser-integrates-zaps/
Thunderhub v0.13.20 https://github.com/apotdevin/thunderhub/releases/tag/v0.13.20?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Peach Bitcoin v0.2.12: LNURL/BTC Swaps https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/peach-bitcoin-v0-2-12/
BTCPay Server v1.11.1: Bug Fixes https://github.com/btcpayserver/btcpayserver/releases/tag/v1.11.1?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Zeus v0.7.7: Fixes and Improvements https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus/releases/tag/v0.7.7?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
CivKit Orage: LN Node with Focus on Availability, Modularity & Security https://nitter.at/gregory_nico/status/1684602243419459584?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Blockstream Jade v1.0.21: Better Navigation and Readability https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blockstream-jade-v1-0-21/
Blink (ex-Bitcoin Beach) Wallet v2.2.105 Adds LNURL Paycodes https://github.com/GaloyMoney/galoy-mobile/releases?ref=nobsbitcoin.com
Minibits v0.0.7-alpha: Offline Send + Receive https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/minibits-v0-0-7-alpha/
Nodeless Is Now Open Source: Receive BTC & Lightning Payments Without a Node https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nodeless-going-source/
Lightning Loop v0.26.0-beta: Sweep HTLCs to Addresses Generated from xpub https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/lightning-loop-v0-26-0-beta/
Alby Extension v3.0.0: Mnemonic Master Seed For Bitcoin, Nostr and LNURL-auth Keys https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alby-extension-v3-0-0/
NDK v0.8.0: Data Vending Machines Support & NDK-React v0.1.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ndk-v0-8-0-ndk-react-v0-1-1/
Stemstr: Create, Connect, and Collaborate on Music via Nostr https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/stemstr-music-nostr/
Coracle v0.3.0: Faster Feeds, Better Navigation, NIP-89 App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coracle-v0-3-0/
Amber v0.0.2: Nostr Event Signer for Android https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amber-v0-0-2/
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1:18:10 - Stacker News bug
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#438: Cycling Toward A Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester
Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss the factors pushing Bitcoin forward in its cycle.
Tuur on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuurDemeester
0:00 - Intro
5:30 - Aliens
11:35 - Bitcoin cycles
18:04 - Is the next cycle different?
20:21 - Will crypto stay dead?
24:12 - Old ideas, new ideas, and startups
33:44 - Regulatory landscape
38:27 - Financial “innovations” from crypto
42:31 - Bitcoin politics
46:29 - Implications of decentralized custody
54:23 - Multiple fronts of chaos
1:02:04 - How far can inflation go?
1:10:04 - Bitcoin is the escape hatch
1:12:13 - Nation state adoption
1:15:29 - Next bull market
1:26:29 - Fedimints and AI
1:34:38 - Bullish on Texas
1:47:28 - We’re gonna win
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Rabbit Hole Recap #263: RESIST THE ORB
Privacy focused dev Chris Belcher releases personal update after months of silence https://gist.github.com/chris-belcher/ca5051285c6f8d38693fd127575be44d?ref=nobsbitcoin.com#update
HRF 20 BTC Bounty Challenge for Improvements Requested by Activists https://hrfbounties.org/
Head of Chainalysis Investigations Admits There’s No Scientific Evidence Proving Surveillance Software Works https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/chainalysis-investigations-lead-declaration/
LNDK Developer Alyssa Hertig Receives Spiral Grant https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/alyssa-hertig-spiral-grant/
FBI Seizure of Mastodon Server is a Wakeup Call to Decentralized Platform Users and Hosts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/fbi-seizure-of-mastodon-server-is-a-wakeup-call-to-fediverse-users-and-hosts/
Clams v1.8.0: Channel Management https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/clams-v1-8-0/
Zeus v0.7.7-beta Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zeus-v0-7-7-beta/
Nix Bitcoin v0.0.95 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nix-bitcoin-v0-0-95/
Electrs v0.10.0 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/electrs-v0-10-0/
LDK v0.0.116: Anchoring the Roadmap https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ldk-v0-0-116/
Mempool.Space Updates: Full RBF, P2PK Outputs & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mempool-space-updates-july/
Mutiny Wallet v0.4.4 Released, Android Version Is Available For Testing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-v0-4-4-1/
Breez SDK Core v0.1.4: Custom Errors & Bugfixes https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/breez-sdk-core-v0-1-4/
BTCPay Server v1.11.0: Reporting, PoS Cart Redesign, Payment Sounds & More https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-11-0/
Cashu Nutshell v0.13.0: Ecash Seed Phrase Backups https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-13-0/
Mostro v0.7.8: Fixes & Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mostro-v0-7-8/
Iris Desktop App v0.2.0: New Features & Performance Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/iris-desktop-v0-2-0/
Nostr Data Vending Machine: A Marketplace for Data Processing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/data-vending-machine-implementation-open-sourced/
Amethyst v0.71.0: Geohash https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/amethyst-v0-70-8/
Arcade v0.3.2-beta: AI Chat, Performance Upgrades https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/arcade-chat-v0-3-2-beta/
Swarmstr: Nostr Knowledge Hub for Curious Minds https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/swarmstr-nostr-knowledge-hub-for-curious-minds/
SimpleX Chat v5.2.0: Message Delivery Receipts https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/simplex-chat-v5-2-0/
TDAmeritrade calls for $800k bitcoin https://twitter.com/gladstein/status/1684437760072105985
Blackrock Research from last year says most young people should have a 85% allocation to bitcoin https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4042239
3:45 - Back in the studio
6:02 - AI, Nostr, and Bitcoin
12:37 - How Zap Stream works
16:15 - ABDC
19:58 - Dashboard
21:40 - Orb content
34:17 - Chris Belcher update
43:16 - HRF bounties, serverless payjoin
52:30 - Chainalysis
57:37 - Self custodial mobile lightning
1:09:15 - LNDK Dev gets Spiral grant
1:09:54 - FBI seize Mastadon server
1:15:41 - Boostagrams
1:17:05 - Marty Jones
1:27:45 - Software updates
1:38:33 - TDAmeritrade bullish
1:46:49 - Graphene PayPal locked
1:51:11 - Bants
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#437: History Doesn't Rhyme, It Repeats with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein
Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein and tries to keep Marty Jones under control.
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5:30 - Bants
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48:43 - Evil rulers
1:15:10 - Corporate press and those they hate
1:22:35 - Younger generations
1:30:21 - Forth turning and inflation
1:58:20 - CBDCs vs Bitcoin
2:03:49 - Final words from Rudy
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#436: Building Sound Finance For Sound Money with Atomic Finance
Marty sits down with Tony Cai and Matt Black from Atomic Finance to discuss returns on Bitcoin, DLCs, and the future of Bitcoin's scaling.
Tony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyCai_
Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/matthewjablack
Atomic Finance: https://atomic.finance/
5:30 - Atomic Finance origins
15:44 - What’s wrong with defi?
21:15 - Explaining DLCs
25:26 - How Atomic uses DLCs
28:39 - Risks
34:13 - Atomic’s oracle
37:39 - State of DLCs and lightning
44:51 - Plans for Atomic
47:46 - Ethereum’s centralization
50:26 - Order of operations in Bitcoin adoption
54:04 - Scaling Bitcoin and ossification
1:04:59 - Staking reputation on BIPs
1:14:28 - A lot at stake
1:21:00 - Wrapping
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Rabbit Hole Recap #262: CBDC Precursor FedNow Launches
https://therealdeal.com/national/2023/07/19/offices-overtake-malls-as-most-distressed-asset-class/https://www.profstonge.com/p/urban-doom-loop-drives-time-bomb
Coin Center loses case, will appeal https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coin-centers-case-against-unconstitutional-financial-surveillance-dismissed-in-district-court/
FedNow went live today https://twitter.com/CaitlinLong_/status/1682031699948077056
Kuwait Bans Bitcoin Payments, Investment & Mining
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/kuwait-regulator-bans-bitcoin-payments-investing-mining/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/primal-android-alpha-open-source-stack/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/mutiny-wallet-beta-public-release/https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/binance-completed-integration-of-the-lightning-network/0:00 - Who even is this dude
3:45 - Who even is this dude
9:54 - Dashboard, price is flat
12:56 - Matt’s new setup
13:55 - Recapping Nashville Lightning
27:39 - Tax Code 6050I
37:02 - Kuwait “bans” Bitcoin
50:40- Splicing
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1:10:14 - Primal is open source, Nostr talk
1:32:05 - Real estate crash
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1:50:57 - Windowless apartments and other got mandates
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#435: Bitcoin Solves the Payments Problem in AI with Kody Low
Marty sits down with Kody Low to discuss Fedimints, Lightning, and how they can be applied to power AI tools.
Kody on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kodylow
Check out Fedi: https://www.fedi.xyz/
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5:30 - Marty Barbell Bender
7:10 - Kody’s background, every Bitcoiner a dev
13:59 - What layer is Fedi?
19:38 - Explaining Fedimint
25:43 - What do Fedimints fix about lightning?
30:23 - Expanding on federation
34:46 - Scaling Bitcoin for the world
38:56 - Federated operating system
49:23 - How it works for guardians
57:57 - Privacy
1:00:41 - Synth dollar trading
1:11:18 - AI/Lightning intersection
1:20:33 - L402 and M2M payments
1:35:53 - Lightning’s headstart on crypto
1:38:24 - Avoiding Bitcoin’s volitility with Fedi
1:41:02 - Bitcoin is the best money
1:49:10 - Pushing AI companies to Lightning
1:52:02 - Answer the call, freaks
1:55:25 - Privacy and gpu hosting
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#434: Capital in the 21st Century with Allen Farrington
Marty sits down with Allen Farrington from Axiom to discuss his perspective on capital allocation and how it is affected by Bitcoin.
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5:30 - Introducing Axiom
9:43 - Cost of capital
14:26 - Debt is not universally bad
16:59 - Capital as a tool
18:51 - The goal of capital allocation
22:13 - Affecting individual savings
26:06 - Capital flowchart and long term thinking
37:18 - Bitcoin doesn’t allow fiat games
44:47 - Bitcoin mining illustrating the point
58:09 - Impact of lightning’s instant settlement
1:06:26 - Building a long term company
1:14:46 - Temperance during the boom
1:18:46 - Liquid BTC
1:27:28 - Axiom and further upcoming writing
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Rabbit Hole Recap #261: Live From Nashville Lightning Summit
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#433: Lightning Network at the Enterprise Level with Jose Lemus
Marty sits down with Jose Lemus from Ibex to discuss integrating the lightning network with businesses, barriers to adoption, cross-border payments, and more.
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Ibex: https://www.poweredbyibex.io/
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7:37 - What’s up at Ibex?
22:24 - Impact of instant settlement
26:21 - Lightning Network, AI, Internet of Things
34:07 - What’s taking adoption so long?
36:49 - Bitcoin’s unique combination of properties
45:57 - Burden of compliance
49:45 - Fiat is the money of force
52:44 - KYC is the illicit activity
1:02:38 - Mexico partnership
1:03:44 - The purpose of financial products
1:12:36 - Bitcoin is a tween
1:17:30 - Don’t get distracted by bull markets
1:29:14 - Marty’s excited about energy and AI
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#432: Jab Injury Event Horizon with Ed Dowd
Marty sits down with Ed Dowd to discuss jab injuries, RFK Jr, the peak of clown world extending ever upward, and more.
Ed Dowd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DowdEdward
8:33 - The clown world peak keeps rising
15:41 - RFK Jr and the jab injury event horizon
25:17 - Distractions
29:00 - Debt event horizon has already passed
33:26 - Trust in the system degrading
37:05 - Bitcoin
38:42 - The CIA disapproves
38:53- Broken money and psyops
45:46 - Individual state power
49:29 - Three Letter Agencies don’t want this heard
54:31 - Hard times before good times
56:37 - Strong families
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1:07:12 - I am Spartacus
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Rabbit Hole Recap #260: Larry Fink Comes Out of the Closet
Link Dump: https://gist.github.com/logantftc/4c09144b177eab14470725f9f0edd351
3:45 - Happy 4th
10:38 - Resist the bluecheck
17:23 - Marty’s viral tweet
23:10 - Dashboard
26:18 - Bluecheck is CBDC
36:47 - Kraken ordered to turn over data to irs
41:03 - Houbi data breach
47:11 - Larry Fink about face on Bitcoin
55:05 - How many people understand Bitcoin?
1:00:56 - European tyrrany
1:08:19 - Boostagrams
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1:36:28 - Bond market
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#431: Payjoin Dev Dit with Dan Gould
Marty sits down with Dan Gould to discuss Payjoin Dev Kit, how coinjoins protect privacy, and the experience of developing on Bitcoin.
Dan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitgould
Payjoin Dev Kit: https://payjoindevkit.org/
9:16 - Dan’s history
14:39 - Explaining CoinJoins
21:36 - How Payjoin reduces dox threat and reduces fees
35:09 - TURN servers
39:49 - How are PSBTs involved in Payjoin
42:45 - How coin selection is determined
36:30 - Separating PDK from BDK
50:03 - Completing BDK
53:38 - Payjoin’s role going forward
57:54 - Chain surveillance and prosecuting CoinJoins
1:03:51 - Right to privacy
1:08:18 - Multi receiver PayJoin
1:09:42 - Less frustration on Bitcoin development
1:15:18 - Will Bitcoin reach sufficient ossification?
1:18:25 - Plugs and wrapping
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#430: Bitcoin vs the $156 Trillion Global Payments Industry with Sam Wouters
Marty sits down with Sam Wouters to discuss Bitcoin's rate of adoption for cross-border payments.
Sam on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SDWouters
Sam's report on River blog: https://blog.river.com/bitcoin-vs-the-156-trillion-global-payments-industry/
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Finding bitcoin through Runescape
9:22 - New educational resources in Bitcoin
13:27 - Diving into Sam’s report
17:51 - Structure of the report
21:39 - Chapter 1: Cross-border payments industry
31:53 - Comparing Bitcoin and internet adoption
41:37 - Remittance education
48:31 - Getting into charts on remittance volume
56:18 - Chapter 2: Global bitcoin adoption
1:07:58 - Motivation for adoption
1:13:39 - Chapter 3: Cross-border Bitcoin payments
1:23:13 - What makes bitcoin better for remittance
1:26:28 - Lightning services
1:30:26 - Bitcoin for payments
1:33:32 - Google search traffic for Bitcoin
1:39:17 - B2C
1:44:35 - Chapter 4: Growing cross-border Bitcoin payments
1:51:36 - Adoption funnel
1:55:33 - Marty tries to quote himself before wrapping up
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Rabbit Hole Recap #259: Your Custodian's Custodian was a Ponzi
Prime Trust goes into bankruptcy, customer deposits missing https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/prime-trust-lost-half-client-funds/
Bitcoin Savings App Coinbits Caught in Prime Trust Fallout https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/coinbits-prime-trust-fallout/
Riot Platforms Partnership Brings Production of MicroBT’s ASICs to America https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/riot-platforms-partnership-brings-production-of-microbts-asics-to-america/
New Spiral Grantee: Matthew Ramsden, Pavlenex Grant Renewed https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/new-spiral-grantee-matthew-ramsden/
Spiral Renews Developer Grant for Thunderbiscuit https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/spiral-renews-developer-grant-for-thunderbiscuit/
ZBD Launched Time-Based Bitcoin Rewards For Over 100 Android Games https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/zbd-launched-time-based-rewards/
payjoin dev kit released https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/pdk-a-payjoin-sdk/
nsecBunker v1.0 Release Opens Up Nostr For Shared Projects and Companies https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nsecbunker-v1-0/
Nostur v1.2.0: Viewing of Long Form Articles https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/nostur-v1-2-0/
Tor Browser v12.5 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/tor-browser-v12-5/
Blixt Wallet v0.6.8: Speedloader https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/blixt-wallet-v0-6-8/
Damus v1.5 with Removed Note Zaps Approved on App Store https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/damus-v1-5/
BTCPay Server v1.10.3: Bug Fixes and Improvements https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/btcpay-server-v1-10-3/
Bitcoin Keeper v1.0.6 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/bitcoin-keeper-v1-0-6/
Cashu Nutshell v0.12.1 https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/cashu-nutshell-v0-12-1/
Ministry of Nodes Nodebox: Plug and Play Bitcoin Node https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/ministry-of-nodes-nodebox/
Slovakia Lowers Bitcoin Capital Gains Tax Rate From 39% To 7% https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/slovakia-reduced-bitcoin-capital-gains-tax-from-39-to-7/
3:44 - Doing it live
8:10 - Dashboard
15:02 - Blackrock ETF
17:07 - Prime/Fortress Trust
33:46 - Hold your keys
42:40 - Riot MicroBT deal
49:52 - Spiral grants
55:02 - Lightning summit
1:01:27 - ZBD rewards on android games
1:03:06 - Air travel and bluechecks
1:12:34 - Back to Bitcoin vidya games
1:18:09 - Boostagrams
1:23:44 - Payjoin Dev Kit
1:39:09 - Software updates with a helicopter in Marty’s mic
1:41:09 - Tim Apple censoring Bitcoin
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1:50:56 - Slovakia Bitcoin taxes lowered
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#429: Is The Inflation Problem Really Solved? with Luke Gromen
Marty sits down with Luke Gromen to discuss inflation catching up with the world.
Luke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LukeGromen
0:00 - Intro
6:33 - UK inflation
11:02 - American banking crisis lull
18:12 - Structural problems in energy
25:56 - Liquidity issues with massive bank accounts
31:33 - Debt ceiling
33:13 - Retirement and target date funds
40:18 The Ukraine distraction
45:54 - Collapse in skilled labor and infrastructure
50:41 - Taking on troubled times
54:55 - Bitcoin’s interaction with energy
57:05 - Landing on the wrong side of stagflation
59:19 - Bitcoin eliminates banking BS
1:01:34 - Treasury bond duration risk
1:06:22 - 40 year bull market over, gold and Bitcoin win
1:13:51 - Wrapping
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